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Changes to the Immigration Rules from 6 April 2015 23 March 2015
A Statement of Changes to the Immigration Rules was published on 26 February 2015. The changes, most of which are due to come into force on 6 April 2015, include the following which are of relevance to employers:
Waiving the Tier 2 'cooling-off period' for short-term grants of Certificates of Sponsorship for 3 months or less. This will enable employers to sponsor interns and then bring them back to the UK for a permanent job within a year. This change will also help global firms who need to send some staff to the UK for short periods each year. Updating annual minimum salary thresholds for Tier 2 and appropriate salary rates for individual occupations.
See GOV.UK to access the Statement of Changes in full.
Right to work checks: guide for employers 14 May 2015
UK Visas and Immigration and Immigration Enforcement have updated their guidance on right to work checks.
Employers must prevent illegal working in the UK by carrying out document checks on people before employing them to make sure they are allowed to work. Use this guidance to find out:
what a right to work check is
why you need to do right to work checks whose documents you should check
how to carry out checks
when to carry out initial checks, follow-up checks and what happens under TUPE what documents are acceptable
Frequently asked questions about the illegal working civil penalty scheme have also been published.
UK immigration - Tier 2 under review 29 June 2015
As part of the Government’s commitment to reduce migration, a call for evidence has been published seeking views on aspects of the Tier 2 system.
The Home Secretary commissioned the Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) on 10 June 2015 to conduct a review of the Tier 2 route. This commission is split into two parts:
early advice on Tier 2 salary thresholds by 21 July 2015 a wider review of the Tier 2 routes by mid-December 2015
The MAC has now launched a call for evidence relating to the first part of this commission:
CIPP Policy News Journal
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